Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 70.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2024.
live 12.4 years longer
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
see 2.2 times more spent on your healthcare
Kenya spends $274 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cabo Verde spends $617 as of 2023.
have 2.5 times more doctors per person
Kenya has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Cabo Verde has 7.3 as of 2023.
have 34.0% more access to essential health services
Kenya scores 53 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cabo Verde scores 71 as of 2021.
be 48.3% more likely to be obese
In Kenya, 11.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 16.7% of people as of 2024.
be 3.3 times more likely to die by suicide
Kenya has a suicide rate of 4.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 37.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 39.8% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2023.
make 2.5 times more money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $2,363 as of 2025, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $5,796 as of 2025.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 5.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.9% as of 2025.
Life
be 73.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 149.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, 40.0 women do as of 2023.
be 69.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Kenya, approximately 34.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, on the other hand, 10.6 children do as of 2024.
have 54.7% fewer children
In Kenya, there are approximately 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 29.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 99% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
be 40.7% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Kenya, approximately 66% of people have access to drinking water (89% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Cabo Verde, that number is 92% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 34.5% more on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 80.0% more coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.
Safety
be 41.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Kenya, road accidents kill 28.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, they kill 16.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 43.5% more likely to be murdered
Kenya has a homicide rate of 4.9 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, that number is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2020.
Infrastructure
find 2.7 times more home broadband
Kenya has 3.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cabo Verde has 8.3 as of 2024.
live with 79.5% more strain on fresh water
Kenya withdraws 33% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cabo Verde withdraws 60% as of 2022.
Environment
be 78.8% more likely to die from air pollution
In Kenya, air pollution causes 33.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cabo Verde, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.4 times more CO2
Kenya emits 0.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cabo Verde emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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